Method of knitting full-fashioned hosiery



LYZLZH Jy E6, 1929.; E. FLACZH METHOD OF KNITTING FULL FASHIONED HOSIERYFiled March 5, 1926 Patented July 16, 1929. 1,721,211

UNITED STATES-PATENT OFFIE.

'na sr FLACH, or PHILADE HIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNon 'ro L muiAN-enAYCOMPANY, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

METHOD OF KNITTING FULL-FASHIONED HOSI ERY;

Application filed March 5, 1926. Serial No. 92,501.

This invention relates .to new and useful of stitches and means havebeen provided'and improvements in a method of knitting full used toprevent garter ,runs from projectfashioned hosiery, more particularlyto' the ing below thelower edge of the welt of a 55 knitting of the weltto the leg portion in stocking. Usually in these methods of manladieshosiery, the primary object of the inufacture, the stitch becomesvisible between 'ention being to provide in such method a the welt andthe leg portion of the stocking lock stitch between the welt and thelegporand in many instances it is so accentuated as tion which will preventgarter runs from to provide aprojection on the stocking which, 6entering the leg portion of the stocking. ,to the trade, is foundobjectionable for vari- 10 A further object of the invention resides inous reasons. 'Moreover, 1n these various the formation of a lock stitchbetween the methods of producing a stop for runs, conwelt and legportion of the stocking in a new siderable time is lost-in the knittingof the manner which does not require the addition hosiery and in manyinstances added ele- 65 of any new elements to the knitting machinements are necessarily applied to the machine and which stitch, whenformed, will not proto carry on the work, which is added expense duceany visible obstruction or projection in in the manufacture of thegoods. My inventhe knitted fabric. tion contemplates a method whichrequires no A further object resides in providing a additional elementsto the machine and no 7 method of producing a lock stitch between addedwork on thepart'of the operator of the welt and the leg portion of astocking by such machine. Furthermore, my improved folding over thewelt, when the latter is-commethod produces a stitch, or what may bepleted, so that one end of the latter rests on termed a run stop whichis invisible. top'of the knocking-over bits and the other In describingmy invention, I shall refer end rests on top of the nose of the sinkers.to the drawing in which similar reference lVith these and other objectsin view, my characters designate corresponding parts invention consistsin the simple method herethroughoutthe several views and in which 1inafter and more particularly described. designates a knocking over bitof the usual In the accompanying drawing, forming a character abovewhich is positioned a sinker part of this application, 2,'m0unted andarranged in a conventional so Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly insecmanner. The numeral 3 designates a knittion, illustrating indiagrammatic manner ting needle having the usual heard 4, said thepositions of the sinkers, knocking-over needle being mounted in the bar5 which is bits, knitting needle and a welt of a stocksupported in thecustomary manner. ing being knitted, with relation to one an- Thenumeral 7 designates the completed other, weltwhich has been knitted,the same being Figure 2 is a similar view illustrating the held, asshown in Figure 1, in substantially manner inwhich the welt is foldedover to horizontal position by the-hooks carried on permit one end torest upon the knockingthe transfer bar 6, the latter being supportedover bits an-d the other end to rest upon the in the usual or anypreferred manner. For sinkers, whereby the lock stitch may be"convenience, I have designated the ends of f n-med, this welt 7 by thenumerals A and B and l igu re 3 is a diagrammatic view illustrattheFigure 1 is intended to illustrate the \vclt ing the relation of the endthreads of the welt when it has been completely knitted, ready withrespect to the needle,-in the formation to be turned or folded over.

eta lock stitch, Under the ordinary method of knitting Figure 4is asimilar view showing the refull-fashioned hosiery, the welt is knittedto a lation of the aforesaidthreads when the lock point as shown inFigure 1, whereupon the stitch is'completcd, and outer end B of the weltis transferred to the Figure 5 is a fragmentary elevation of a knittingneedles 3 so that both ends A and B so stocking showing the welt and thelock stitch rest upon the knocking-over bits and the leg connect ng samew th the upper leg portion. portion of the stocking is then knittedinthe I am aware of the fact that various forms usual manner. In thismethod a stitch is through the stitch at the end A of the welt .B iskept above the formed between the welt and the leg portion through whicha garter run'may extend into the leg portion. In my improved method, thewelt is knitted to its full length as usual and after the completion ofthis length of knitting, the needle bar is brought forward in theordinary manner and the end B of the welt. transferred over the needles3, also in the usual manner, but this end B of the welt is placed andallowed to rest upon the sinkers 2. In accomplishing this end the endsinkers and the needle bars are then put back in place, whereupon thefabric is pressed down to rest on the top of the nose of thesinkers.Thus, the end A of the welt rests on top of the knocking-over bits andthe end B rests upon the nose of the sinkers. This position of the endsof the welt. when the latter is transferred to the needles 3, drawing.By this method, the stitch of the Welt which is resting on top of thesinkers enters the next stitch in the course which is run across thework, both stitches being placed in the beard of the needle so that whensaid needle operates downwardly said beard closes and the stitch at theend of the welt and the next stitch of the stocking are pulled toproduce a distinct and absolute lock stitch. The relation of the threadsto the needle prior and subsequent to the formation of this look stitchis clearly illustrated in Figures 3 and i 4, respectively, of thedrawing.

As a result of the operation and method above described, a lock stitchis formed and the machines are continued in operation to complete theknitting of the leg portion of the stocking. The formation of this lookstitch does not cause any apparent protrusion in the stitches and, infact, provides an invisible run stop between the welt and t e legportion. Inasmuch as runs or la ders are formed usually as a result ofthe strain and pull applied to the welt by the garter clips theusefulness of a lock stitch between the welt and the leg portion toprevent such runs entering the leg portion will doubtless be apparent,and it is obvious as to the advantagesof a stitch of the character abovementioned which will accomplish the desired re-- sult and remaininvisible.

From the foregoing. description, it is thought the method of operationin carrying out my inventionwill be thoroughly understoodand it will beseen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and efficient means foris clearly shown in FigureQ of the" p in knitting the accomplishing aresult extremely desirable in this art.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim is:

1. A method of knitting full fashioned hosiery consistingin knitting thewelt porof the welt poi moving the needle bars rearward pressing saidfirst course of the welt portion downwardly to rest on the nose of thesinkers, and continuing the knitting operation.

4. In the knitting of full fashioned hosiery, a method of producing alock stitch between the welt and leg portions consisting .welt,transferring only the first course thereof to the knitting needles abovethe sinkers, pressing said first course of the welt downwardly to reston the nose of the sinkers and continuing the knitting operatinn.

5. The method of knitting the welt and leg of a stocking on a fiat barknitting machine with a lock stitch consisting in knitting the completewelt and leaving the loops of the final 'course upon the needles,.-thenshifting the needles to clearance position with relation to the sinkersthat the final course with loops may fall along the needles, thentransferring the loops only of the initial course of the welt to theupper portions of the needles, then moving the needles back to wherebythe final course of welt loops rest upon the upper edges of the knockingover bits and the loops only of the initial course rest uponthe upperedges of the sinkers, then and finally deknitting position

